Fish lure



No v. 2, 1943. w, c, MlLEs 2,333,484

FISH LURE Filed May 29, 1941 Patented NOV- 22, 1943 includes imitationsof fmanyj formsf of animal life thatare peculiar to the ft odsupplt"offw 'arious species of gameflsh; v

Generally speaking any'lure falling'within the above-mentioned class isproyidediwith g. body I corresponding to the body .of one or anotherofsaid forms of animal life.- Usuallyithe lure bodies". 3

' ,fish hook; theshan'k port are'colore'd, and in many instancesitis'vclesirable' that the body vcolorationfbe" such as to lend the;

same color effect and the same fieshyappearnce late'as' for example" .aminnow, the color-a not impossible, to attain withan'y degree .offidelity in'an artificial lures" 2 Important objectsof thepresefrit.invention are I (1;) 1m facilitate the obtainingof;fisl'i-lurebddy-l- 1 herein I I I I v well {as tnersuit'a'ble L tail-formingelements or colorations in general, (2) obviate the mafiy dim.-

oultieszordinarilylncouritered inlobta'ining fish} lure-hody-colorationswhich pr onouncedly 1 co .-respond to thefbOdY-coloietions thatareftojbeto the lure that'is jpresented ;by ,the-particulan living thing thatsuch lure is intended. to simu f observed in many forms ofafiirnalfiibnwhich various species of game fish feedfor ekample.

' t -am n ow,

' and (3 )provide for iai thijul repro du fish lure body, of thefleshyappearanceipeculian to the body of anyone of seve'ralfcrms' ofanimal,

life which are included in thefood supmyi r, -appears in.jl igs;g 1andm3 certain species of game-fish and among which a nn w may b m d ofer n a' r k n example ofbody 'fleshiness that islgenerally ree t garded3S difliclllt if nqtjg o ib with any appreciabledeg of ,fi artificiallure; I i

Other objects and advantages; of the present ne. vention will becomeapparent from (thief-following 7 description when taken inconnectionaccompanying drawing, in;whichi.

Fig. lis aside elevation tofa', fish-lure ing a, minnow andconstructed;inaccerdancewith; 45

elevation the hook assembly employed in the lure one form of the presentinvention, r Fig; 2 'is a view illustratingiinsectio of Fig; 1,;

cf the; lure appearing in Fig; 1,

minnow and constructed in accordancezgwitha I highly satisfactoribodygshells, an ample degree Fig, 'l is avviewinelevatmn'ofja b I I 1;element-adaptedffor use *i'zr'conneetion with'the formfoffin'ventionillustrated"in Fi 'sl'5'a'rid 6, a

. 8 nmnoumea; sto k duced into, I I I I I I I ;parent,1l)od helllfithrough the-rear opening 111 ularihraided 'wnwn theflure may been lied,inconventionalj .a ual i ta cal isqn tmig ,..,;Jpii,1fr1' 1it 1 if taiforv elemjrii lji illustrated as hairs-l-j-althoughlfeathers "as I I v II I oieedfriom able plastic; such as I.enite;'. Lucite and other gen- 1I er'ally,similhr niaterilS although:I commercially f userquillslof{turkey wing feathersiri fabricating i of transparencygin the shellsbeing attained y j I them impervious to'nroisturewhich might ether 1wisebeundesirably-absorbedpythe shell strucg 71 ture perse, "Followingthestep of positioning thel; I H

vh ok-lflf tha s s an l si ne cle e n V Q 0f t e-s l ii as ShowninFig.1- 3-, a decora v 1 ,7 t the open'Qfront end thereof, thefillergassliown in V v Fig. 3 is a verticallongitudinal.sectional- -iview;

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional-Mew. {taken-on .z

ata point somewhatfat. thes'r'ear-of a transverse line 4-4 ofFig. 3,.

., v- 1, 1 I a t plane passingjthrough apair ofeyegsin ulating, 5] F g.5 is a side view-ofa fish lure simulating 31., I I I or; head portio'nofthe lure is provi led'.'-1 f Y 4 ing-order thatwtheghookwhankullrthhiil coating them inside and outside-with-aclear water-uproot;lacquer-which alsoservesto render l1 contiguous relation to the lower,-inner. {wall Y e% 1 1 8 is insertedin' the shellqhyv wayrjof Fig; 3,being disposeddn a; contiguous relation to the hook shank and havinglits:front' end located I 1 la an th'eshell is may be effectively united toprevent relative displacement, a suitableclear A readily disc e waterproof cement is injected into the cavity of j' the shell vwhere it, uponhardening, not only permanently unites the shank, filler and shell iinto. a rigid unitary structure but also effectively seals therearend ofthe shell so as to prevent th'e entrance of wateriby Way of the openingI'I.

As a final step in thefabrication of the lure shown in; Rigs, J. toA, auantity of suitable water proof cement; is fnjeetedjinto the; front orhead end oi-the shell l6 in such quantity as will fill the t entireshell cavity atthe front of the filler l8 andthere form a plug-likeclosure '2l,;,whicli seals 1 the lure at its head end against theentranceol water and at the sametime further'anchorsthe. T hook l andshell I6.to eachothe'r'; Th'cement e entering into the 'formationenfthe: plm vlikei closure 2 maybe appropriately colored tp attain a,desiredcoloration ofthe head end ofthe'lure'-", na much cleansernd: clem s mible through. hemva as the shell; 7

c t xvieee ys i a-mw ame me -sk le eu e es w -g pa u a seri e w t?firemaml r d' b-p ta t t" color-lending elements '12 and 2t, fthelfoirne'n oi inetee t mueh thes nerem 16 t. b ta fi rifiais methane-seema tepsma isrtranspar bo i ime nimaxufbattjainecij by: o'i" d 1sirfe'd bodyc'oloratieni and second; because t; has the pi iyp ei ty f lendin g to'the lure body-"a: dastinct appearance rematlablw similan to sibly; bedue to a combination of optical factors I but can, I believe, beaccounted for; at least in --part,-;hy the presence of the chenille.lpile, the

fineness of whichseemingly determines the apparent texture of thefleshyappearan'ce of the body of the hire and the extent, to which thepile fibres are displaced from their normal radial positions asithechenille is introduced into the body seemingly having'some bearing onthe degreeof transparency thatis attained in the lure body. Thus, itwill be understood that;-( 1) l the coarser the pile fibres the coarserwill be the apiparent texture of the fleshy appearance of the hirebod'yim, the greater the diameter of the chemilleforagiven size-bodyshell the greater bathe displacement, offthe pile fibres fromthen-normal radial-positions and hence the less tmanspqraatgwili bathelure body. Since variations]i n. the fineness of the chenille pileand/or in theediameter of the chenille'alter, in degree, thehQrlappearztnce (it the lure body, it be-f apparentgthat such.variations afford a i lerieee u-r i i n we? a e -f i nr the jappearancex. of, the lure: maybe attained in the interestof. fidelity withrespect tp lthat which; is ,to be; representedbyit aty'the jugh theintention. is above. particularly descmbedinconnptibn withthe-productionzofa amca e body-effect, one, ,vvill'freadily under; stagnf; may'ch'eemplhyedlto. adyantage in; c clas" lherelagsiiiglejorsoliliibody-.color,is d'e-j sired this connection it maybawellto men,

present inver'it'ion, I h'aveQin ,each ofcertain in-" stancesgemplbyedgadvantage at single length; cit. appropriate color toieffect such in-. dyifi iliarh tra ifi vy o wfiite; l etc? andineageir ofcth'er'instances;I'have' used 1 .7 to, e u adve t? I a; si l length of ap mer y color qiiz i' legto obtain a definite: body, tibnjj comparablejtoithat'of aflselected' form" iiifi? fim eied% qi exa le. a Od sbiiiilyicb'lbred a'yeilbwi shorange'huef c. 7 ia eter 4 a niodifiei fornrofbass lureembodying" slir irr-F'ifgi I to 4and tliat ofliigs'ijfi te'l 'reitis'iir'fihe difierence between their respective g flilersHE andflllyjlthelatter-including a'coler lending elementwhich is of a-lTen'gthcorresponding to the body length of th'e lure' and on wfiitzhisisuperirnp'osed a color lending element 23 chenille as axidfbitl'ieflpurposedescribed" in cbnriej'tibh thechenille eli'amen't 4.1As to the cglorlendin" element 'fi Fllave dis coveredythaece'rnmercialbrai'dedtubingof various' rrfagterials;;such Gellophanefisillfi and" even metal may b'e 's'ed tb adi antage'inasmuch as thematerial pronouncedly iniulaths a scale -surface lsuch as is tobeob's'erved" Greene body o f many species of minnows. Of the we formingmaterial's iiust nfrentionjed I prefer Cel- 7U lophane which, in: tubeform; 1 have used in. various eolora-motablyg'whitei silver an'dgoldsometimes in the absence of thelfiller'element 26-" and"; sometflmes'ih -the presence' of that element colom'dZ- undesired; inraccordancewithi or in: com- 1 trast to tixezbuior 'drme: unaided tubing in? n; A

fabricating, litres according, to the.

It.is toibe noted-thatbraidedltubing ssuclnas'tI h ves-aemploved-lfevnthou gh'normally-se I I taming; is such thati it'smay be readilydistorted i. e, expanded, contracted 'and 'collapsedu The'susceptabllity of the tubing 25' to expansion and enables it, 'while'the body sheunss, toibei so flattened as to provideior easy'insertionof.- the color lending element 2 l i In casting according :to someniethodseamong which may, be mentioned thatlwhich is known asfspinningjf it is necessarylgtoizresort to the use of i lures which are'substantiallyi heavier than I are those employed when casting inaccordance with thefconvention'al fly-trod methods. In order to 'meetsuch weight-requirement, a weight-lending 7 element 26, such arealeadwire of appropriate 7 contractionenables'it'to assumei'ashapecorresponding to the inner :co'ntour-"of fthe' bod y shell I 6' so thatit, while: beingl ceniented?"ihi place; will lie close to the'inn'e'rwall of the shell throughouti the body length of 'the' lure. The collapsibili-tyi of the tubing25, before being.cemented iniplace;

and-.therevisiblethrouglrsaid shell; I

5.:nnartificialffishrlure comprisingta shell of transparent 'nature',;:a" filler 'iincluding a-Epair of lengths of'color5lendingmateria1-oftextile charej; acter', one length beingao'f core-pile:construction,and the other or braided: -*construction,-- .disposecl-v I,infacontiguousrelationlto each-other withinsaid shellandtherevisiblethroughtsaidshelL- I :6.- .Amartificial fish ;:1ure comprising 7a shell :0

I 'transparentianature z aifiller1;;ihe1uding a color,-

lending;- element, namely, &a length 10f chenille,

, carriedi within andn visibleuthrough said shell;

. materialcarried-iwithini nd visible throughsaidg shell. fail:

length, is inserted into the tubing 25 after the Y hook shank II' isintroduced intothattubing by way of the opening IT at the rear end ofthelure.

Inasmuch as the lead "wire is confined with the tubing25, where it andthe hook shank II are cemented in place after the tubing has been:like-f Wise anchored, it follows that the tubing permits the use of thewirewithoutits being observed in the finished lure, thus obviating anypossibility I of its detracting from the nicety of appearance which thefinished lure presentsi I I The various elements herein set forth asmus-e I trative of color-lending elements appropriate for use indecorative fillers according to the present i invention are to be:regarded as of textile charac- I ter inasmuch asthematerials which enterinto these elements-namely, chenille, fCellopha ne injbraided tubularform aswell-as silk and metal I in braided tubular form-are operated. onaccord ing. to processes well known ln'the textile indusrtrytoproducethese elements, of whichtheir equivalents may be employedwithoutdeparting l fromthe spirit of the invention. l V Having so describedcertain embodiments of the invention and; having propounded zsuchteaching of the-invention in general as will readily enable thoseskilledinthe art to'not only re,-. V produce said embodiments but alsoresort, in practicing theinvention, to the use of various' elements andmaterials constituting equivalents of those herein exemplified-ascharacterizing the invention, I claim:

i 1. An artificialfish lure comprising a shell of transparent nature,a'filler including a length of V color-lending material oi pile'character carried within and visible throughsaid shell.

I 2. An artificial fish lure comprising ashell of transparent nature, afiller including a'pluralitv of lengths of color-lending materialdisposed side by side within and visible through said shell, the"material peculiar to at least one of said lengths 3 being of pilecharacter;

3. An artificial fish lure icomprisinga shell of transparent nature, afiller including a plurality 7; An artificialiish ilure (comprising, .a:she1l of transparent nature; 'ajzfillerg including v1a color; I I

lending-element in the 'form {ofi alength oibraided through saidshell,"said'element having a core withwhich are associated pile-likemembers extending generally: radially therefrom.

artificialfish lure comprisinga shell-of I H transparent nature, afiller-including a pair of i Y, color-lending elements disposedin acontiguous relation toeach other within" and visible through said shell,at least one;of,Qsaidelemehtshaving i acorewith whichare'a'ssociatedpile-like members extending enerally radially;therefrom., 1

I 10, 511 artificialfish lureic'oniprising a shell oif transparentnature, a filler-including apair of color-lending elements disposed in'.a contiguous relation to each-other within and visible through I saidshelL'one of said elements having a core with which are associatedpile-like members extending generallyradially therefrom and the-otherofsaid I elements being or braided construction;

11.;An artificial fishlurecomprising ashell 0t I transparent nature, afilleriincludinga color- 'lending element inthe form-0f a tube ofbraided 5, I

material carried within andvisible thrcughsaid.

shell.

12. An artificial iishlure comprising ashell oi transparent nature, afilleriincludihg a colorlending element in the form of a'tube of braidedmaterialcarried within'and visible through said l shelLand aweight-lendingelement in and concealed byfsaid, tube.

13.- An artificial fish lure comprising i fixed position within saidshell;

14.= I artificial fish 'lure comprising a shell of transparent nature, afiller including a pair,

ofcolor-lendingu elements, one a core-pile strueture and the, other abraided s'tructure, disposed in a contiguous relation to each otherwithin saidfl shell and; there visible through said shell, andfce f 1mentitious' material anchoring said color-lending of lengths ofcolor-lendingmaterial disposed in a contiguous relation to each otherwithin said ible through said shell.

, 1. An artificial fish lure comprising-a shell of shell and therepresenting contrasting colors vistransparent nature, a filler includingapair off elements to' each other a t theinner Surface ofsaid-shell; p Y

15. An" artificial lure comprising a" sheil of transparent nature, a Ifiller including [a color lending element inthe format a tube ofbraided],

material carried within and visible through said shellgand aweight-lending element carried within and concealedby saiditube', andcementitious color-lending elements, onea core-pile structureandtheother abraided structure, disposed in a I material anchoringsaidtubeto the inner wants". I 7 said shellfandanchoring saidweight-lendingelement to the inner wall of said tube.

contiguousrrelation:to-each otheriwithinsaidshell" I I pissing 1a:shellotransparent nature, eai lfillerziincluding :a: colori' lending element Idisposed 'within' "and; visible 16. That'method of eifecting colorationoi a l

